Cryptophasa merocentra

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Cryptophasa merocentra
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C. merocentra
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Cryptophasa merocentra
Meyrick, 1925

Cryptophasa merocentra is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on Buru in the Maluku Islands. [1]

The wingspan is about 46 mm. The forewings are shining white with the plical stigma small and black, the first discal indicated by a single black scale obliquely before this and four black dots on the posterior third of the costa, and five on the lower half of the termen. The hindwings are white. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Cryptophasa merocentra Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 147.